How we evolved to have self-awareness Mental compartmentalization, is a powerful defense mechanism used to avoid discomfort caused by having conflicting values and emotions. I see the success of compartmentalization as resulting from …
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Existence assumes a first person point of view Second and third persons don’t ring true It’s conceited to act as though they do Truth is first person singular Most people think we have …
Is there a universal categorical hierarchy that is intrinsically purposeful? What is liberating about an ethical hierarchy built on the idea that existence precedes value? Normative morality and ethics have sought to supply …
The most direct access to post-conventional ethical principles that move beyond ethics by authority “might makes right” or by societal norms, is to challenge our socialization by projecting outside of it, using moral …
What is ethics or morals, and how does what matters in life depend on it? At the most straightforward level ethics is values. Ethics say what is of value and how to value it. …
Fatuous mouths of invisipixels are blistering the cloud-like vagaries of language, even when frostbitten owls facebook-like the stars, for a dark recharge of antisocial camaraderie, this sacrificial hot dog I give up to …
Who here wants to be good? Who thinks this is the same as being a good human? Is the highest good for humanity whatever benefits the human species? Is there universal good? Is …
What is intelligence? It seems obvious: it is taking input from an external source and using reason to test the consistency of it and building knowledge based on those tests. It is surprising …
A hand extends from the sky, High, above the clouds, Out of reach of the ordinary A celestial sink was installed With a faucet, from which, Satisfaction flows like water, Where all acts …
This is a commentary on how the political landscape is shaped by our choices as consumers – swipe to vote. A purchase has become as politicized as a trip to the voting booth. …
